diff --git a/models/user/search.go b/models/user/search.go
index 45b051187..a710b7028 100644
--- a/models/user/search.go
+++ b/models/user/search.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func SearchUsers(ctx context.Context, opts *SearchUserOptions) (users []*User, _
 
 	sessQuery := opts.toSearchQueryBase(ctx).OrderBy(opts.OrderBy.String())
 	defer sessQuery.Close()
-	if opts.Page != 0 {
+	if opts.PageSize > 0 {
 		sessQuery = db.SetSessionPagination(sessQuery, opts)
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_user_search_test.go b/tests/integration/api_user_search_test.go
index f776b3532..0e01b504c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_user_search_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_user_search_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import (
 	auth_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/auth"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/test"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/tests"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -57,6 +59,25 @@ func TestAPIUserSearchNotLoggedIn(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAPIUserSearchPaged(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+	defer test.MockVariableValue(&setting.API.DefaultPagingNum, 5)()
+
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/users/search?limit=1")
+	resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+
+	var limitedResults SearchResults
+	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &limitedResults)
+	assert.Len(t, limitedResults.Data, 1)
+
+	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/users/search")
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+
+	var results SearchResults
+	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &results)
+	assert.Len(t, results.Data, 5)
+}
+
 func TestAPIUserSearchSystemUsers(t *testing.T) {
 	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
 	for _, systemUser := range []*user_model.User{